generation. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. we begin in maximum melt mode. today and tomorrow temperatures could reach triple digits. this time the misery may be short lived. >> we were hoping we were done with that, we're not. tucker barnes has the latest. >> good morning. couple more days with 90s to about 100. the humidity won't be unbearable today. it will be tomorrow. no heat advisories. but certainly dangerous conditions expected later today. lots of water, get in the shade, limit your time outdoors and during the daytime, peak heating between 11:00 and 3:00 this afternoon. reagan national 82 degrees. 79 fredericksburg. 81 in ocean city. 73 in winchester. overnight temperatures in washington only fell to 77 degrees. we're off to a very warm start. let me mention the opportunity, the possibility of showers and thunderstorms today is very limited. i don't think we're going to see a lot out there other than

high cloudiness later this afternoon. should be a mostly sunny day. bright, hazy and hot. as mentioned, our temperatures will get close to a record, which is 102 for today. here's your forecast. 99 in washington. 99 columbia. colonial beach about 98 degrees. heat wave continues tomorrow and relief on the five-day. back upstairs to you. tucker, thank you very much. we begin this hour with breaking news. at least 17 people injured in a shooting overnight inside a bar in tuscaloosa, alabama. we understand the bar is a hangout popular with the university of alabama students. police have released surveillance video. it appears to show the gunman walking across the parking lot with what looks to be a gun in hand and he goes into the bar. a hospital in the area confirms they are treating 17 people, at

least two of them critical. it's unclear whether all of them were shot or whether some were hurt in the panic. federal authorities are working with local police to figure out exactly what caused a deadly plane crash in montgomery county. >> the small plane went down before 7:30 last night in laytonsville, maryland at davis airport. melanie alnwick is following this story and is live at the scene with the latest on the on going investigation. melanie? >> reporter: tony, we moved locations from the front of the air strip here to the back of the air field. i want to show you, you can get a better look here through the trees at where that plane went down. you can see pieces of that beach craft plane there. i want to show you how close this plane came down to some of the homes. take a look, right across the street here are homes. this one, and there's another one in the corner there.

this is a neighborhood. so definitely could have been a close call here. witnesses believe the men in the plane did try to turn the plane around and basically get it back toward the air field, back toward the runway. they say it ran out of air speed and sky and hit the ground, killing the flight instructor, 79-year-old frank schmidt. he logged more than 18,000 flight hours and friends say he was the go to guy when someone wanted lessons. the pilot, also in his 70s as well, survived. the pilot we're told recently purchased a share in the plane, a 1964 plane. after about 45 minutes, witnesses heard the engine back fire on approach to the air strip, but instead of landing, the plane took off again.

>> then made an attempt to turn the aircraft around back to the air field by the aircraft leaning the wing over like that and trying to bring it over. unfortunately, what occurred was the aircraft did what's called a tip stall, where the aircraft lost lift on one side of the wing, rolled over on its top. >> reporter: the man who found the wreckage says the pilot would say alerted and -- was alert and talking. his condition this morning is not known. it was obvious when they got to the wreckage that schmidt didn't survive the crash. we see the ntsb, at least one person from the ntsb has arrived on scene. they're going to begin their investigation in earnest this morning and try to figure out what exactly caused this fatal crash. tony and allison? >> thanks, melanie. a major milestone for metro's dulles rail project. today workers will lower into place a final piece of the

track in tysons corner. the first leg will have four stops in that area. it's expected to open late next year. meanwhile, metro's catching a lot of criticism over this past weekend's computer glitch that twice caused the agency to shut down the rail system. they say they don't go away know what caused the problem. the system's operation center and backup lost the ability to see the location of trains twice over the weekend. metro says crews are working around the clock to solve that issue. president obama and his republican rival, mitt romney, back on the road now. neither is backing down as both try to prove they are the best candidate to help the country and the economy. but the u.s. could be headed for another recession unless congress and the president strike a deal on spending and tax cuts. with more on these stories, wisdom martin is back in the studio now. >> let's start on the campaign trail now. president obama heads to texas, that's where he'll headline a

series of fundraisers for gay, latino and big donor supporters. he'll likely pick up attacks on romney's tax policies, claiming they will benefit the rich at the cost of the middle class. his campaign will try to keep the tension on romney -- attention on romney's time at bain capital. today's events could bring in as much as $5 million. meanwhile, mitt romney is trying to deflect attention from his business records and stepping up his attacks on what he calls cronyism in the white house. senior aides to former governor romney hint he may have his vice presidential selection by the end of the week. and also the end of the week the first lady will make appearances in charlottesville and fredericksburg, virginia, on friday. meanwhile, back on capitol hill, more indications the economy could be heading over a fiscal cliff. today the senate will get an

update on the nation's financial health from fed chairman ben bernanke. but congress needs to take action to avert a disaster. if lawmakers and the white house don't reach a deal in the next few months, the bush tax cuts will expire at the same time big federal spending cuts will kick in. that could cost the economy millions of jobs. at issue, whose taxes should go up? >> i will continue this debate into 2013 later than lock into a deal that throws middle class families under the bus. >> it's a high stakes game of chicken. >> now, in all likelihood, this may not be resolved until after the november election, which means congress will have to scramble to hammer out some kind of deal before we reach the cliff on january 1st. stay tuned. >> wisdom, thank you.

our other big stories this morning, one of the busiest bridges between the united states and canada is reopened now after a bomb threat shut it down for hours last night. the police conducted security sweeps on the ambassador bridge and didn't fine explosive devices. a few days ago a similar incident closed a tunnel that links detroit to canada. passengers on four delta flights found needles in turkey sandwiches. this morning both the airline and the fbi are investigating the reports. flight attendants immediately stopped serving the sandwiches when the needles were discovered. the food was prepared by the same catering company. the u.s. navy fires on a boat in the persian gulf, killing one person. this happened not far from the strait of hormuz, an important oil supply route. the navy says the tanker opened fire on a small boat that was

racing toward it. the navy repeated used loud speakers to warn the boat and fired several warning shots before opening fire with the machine gun. tensions are high in the gulf, after iran repeated its threat to close the strait. more talks held today on whether to call a special session to expand gambling in maryland. the governor is meeting with the presiding state leaders of the house and senate. lawmakers have been at odds over the plan to add a sixth casino in maryland at national harbor. a decision needs to be made fast, because the legislature has until august 20th to pass a referendum bill in order to get it on the november ballot. heads up now, the parking rate on meters across the district about to go up. d.c. is planning to expand its so-called performance parking program. that links the price of the parking to demand. the idea is to discourage

people from parking in high traveled neighborhoods. parking jumps from $1 to $8 per hour. >> what? >> the city is also imposing new time limits on premium demand zones. >> it also discourages people from coming into the city to do business and the like. >> no doubt about it. food safety is a priority for most families, but enforcing the rules that protect our supply is not easy. >> we're going to sit down with a food safety advocate and see what's stopping regulators from doing their job. >> plus, the first couple steals the show from team u.s.a., least for a moment. why their court side kiss is making headlines. >> there it is. first, a real life hero caught on camera. how a quick thinking neighbor saved a little girl who plunged from a three story window.

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incredible ending to a scary scene in coney island. >> a girl fell from a third story window and it was caught on camera. the 7-year-old autistic child crawled through an empty space near the air conditioner. she stood on the top, but eventually fell to the ground. a neighbor broke her fall by catching her. amazingly, the girl was not hurt. the 52-year-old man suffered a torn tendon from making that save. oh, boy. oh, goodness. >> god bless her. and that man. >> yeah. >> that has a happy ending. could have been different. congress passed a food safety reform bill about 18 months agos but regulators continue to miss deadlines to improve the quality of the food

supply. joining us with more, the project director of the food safety campaign at the pew health group. thanks for being with us today. >> thanks for having me. >> these are the kinds of things the public rarely learns of and knows about. there is this log jam. you're working to help people get what they need. can you tell us what's the problem here? >> congress passed a landmark bill at the end of 2010, and we've since then been waiting for the administration to issue some key rules that will implement the law. just passing the law isn't enough. you have to work through the details. to be honest, it's been months since a deadline has passed to get proposed rules out. and we're baffled as to why we haven't seen the proposals yet. >> what is the gist of the new food safety rules? what are we talking about? >> we're talking about a new approach to food safety. one based on preventing problems before they occur.

we're talking about safety standards for fresh produce. we're talking about new requirements that food processors need to meet, to be sure the food they're producing is safe. we'll be holding importers of food accountable for the safety of the products they bring into this country. >> what dangers have you seen in years past because these regulations haven't been in place? >> i think the public is well familiar with food borne outbreaks we've seen. we had one linked to an imported tuna product. last year at this time we were seeing lots of deaths associated with contaminated cantaloupe with listeria. this is something unfortunately we've seen too much of in the last number of years, and the goal of this law and the regulations to implement it are to prevent these problems from happening in the first place. >> political motivation behind this? what do you think is behind this? >> i don't want to speculate on

the politics. our focus is to get the public health measures in place as soon as possible. that's what congress and the american people support. this law was a bipartisan measure, supported very strongly by consumers, by the food industry. they know that food borne illness outbreaks are bad for business. they want to do the right thing. and this law, when it's implemented, will insure that all processors, all producers, meet the same safety standards. >> said that magic word there, business, which brings up money. is that going to be more expensive venture and i understand it's needed, but is the cost passed on to the processors, growers? could that be part of the log jam? >> i hope that's not the case. we're waiting for proposals to come out. what happens then is the entire

population, all the stake holders, consumer advocates, public health people, food scientists, business representatives, can give the agency the input that it needs to make sure they get it right on what the standards are and the costs benefits are. these are common sense measures that many companies already have in place and we don't anticipate there will be a significant increase in cost. consumers want these safe guards. they can't tell when they purchase food in the supermarket if it's contaminated with salmonella or other pathogens. the processors, growers, they need to protect us. >> you're looking to put the pressure on government then to get it done? >> we are. we have a campaign we're launching today. we have a full paid ad in "the new york times." other advertisements will

follow. we are encouraging our almost 1 million advocates to e-mail the white house, to call them and say, why are these rules being upheld? release them as soon as possible. let's all have a conversation. let's finalize them. >> sandy, good luck in your mission. hopefully we'll report good news soon. >> thank you. >> tony? thank you both. still ahead at 9:00, what he and the first lady did or did not do to earn jeers from the fans at the verizon center. >> first, holly is working on her swing. >> reporter: good morning. now i'm watching mark work on his swing. he doesn't just own the washington kastles, he has a good game himself and knows how to put on a winning team. they want you to come down and experience the fun. coming up live later, we have the team here.

the nova officers, murphy jensen and more. we're going to work on our game and tell you why you need to come out and experience the kastles themselves. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message.

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♪ shah la la la la ♪ okay. from "under the sea," thank you, chris. the first couple sitting court side last night at the verizon center. >> they stole the show, thanks to a pair of appearances on the kiss cam. during the first take, the commander-in-chief gave his wife a shoulder squeeze. >> that's affectionate. >> what is that? >> shoulder squeeze. >> thanks to booing by the fans, they overcame their shyness and in the fourth quarter he planted one on the mrs. daughter malia cheered

them on as did the vice president. >> not the security guard behind. he's like, that's not funny. get them off the camera. >> you can tell who security is. >> it was brazil early on. but in the second quarter, lebron james, ended with 30 points. >> it was a challenge for them. what happens when you take a turn too fast. rip tide -- what's that, we don't have the video? we'll skip the story, because you need it. >> let me ask you this, if brazil has more players, so what, it's only five -- >> i didn't ore players. >> bigger team. >> in size. >> taller? >> no, they're not bigger. >> what do you mean? >> bigger than many of the other teams they'll face. >> bigger than the dream team

part two? >> no. not bigger than the american team. bigger than other teams that they will face from other places. >> okay. >> okay. they don't have only four players. bringing a classic children's tv show to a new audience. >> still ahead, if he remains in the studio after all of this -- >> don't be scared. >> there he is, reading rainbow host -- >> don't be afraid. >> yes we are. it's cool, isn't it? >> we need to read more, really, what we need to do. levar burton is here. we are very excited about that. how he's helping kids again keep their minds sharp all summer long. >> first, how you can help reunite with a photographer with the mystery man she caught on camera popping the big question. we'll be right back. al s an allegetarian i ncluding corn. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal.

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we're excited he's here. tucker barnes is here with the forecast. >> not quite the same. >> no, no. >> reports it's swampy outside. >> 87 degrees now? >> 87 degrees. 85 in annapolis. talking about the potential for, i don't think we'll set records today, but close with highs this afternoon in the upper 90s to about 100. here we go again. 87 quantico. north and west got a 70 in hagerstown. another day, of course well in the 90s in another hour or so. and upper 90s to about 100. believe it or not, warmer than yesterday, when temperatures got into the mid- to upper 90s. here's the good news, this round of heat will last a couple of days. today and tomorrow. as we get into thursday, gradual cooldown and by friday and the weekend, highs back in the mid-80s with, i promise,

less humidity. more comfortable weather on the way. quiet weather pattern. high pressure out to the west. been talking the past several days about the drought out there. high pressure will keep things hot and dry in big cities. cincinnati, chicago, all the farm land out there will continue to see very dry conditions for the next several days. we are getting in on the heat. washington later today, upper 90s to about 100. new york and boston, they have heat advisories in southern new england today. expecting mid-90s as far north as boston. we're not the only ones with the hot conditions. why the hot conditions? it's all about the jet stream, here it goes again retreating into canada. the weather has to steer up and around this area of high pressure. the good news, this area of high pressure will start to break down tomorrow. by tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, look out for the potential for strong storms. then that will set us up for cooler end to the week and weekend. this particular round of heat will be a memory here by friday

and the weekend. lots of sunshine. hot and hazy this afternoon. 99degrees. no advisories today. humidity levels won't be terrible. so i guess that's the only good news in the forecast here. later tonight, warm and humid. overnight low about 80 degrees. better friday and saturday, highs in the mid-80s. that's a look at weather. tony, over to you. tucker, thank you very much. the popular pbs children's show "reading rainbow" is now an ipad app. for more than 26 years, the host, levar burton, encouraged young minds to read and he hopes to touch a new generation of children through this newly launched app. joining us with more information is levar burton himself. good morning sir. >> how are you? >> i'm great. here's the impression i get. you seem to be, i think a humble man, would that be fair

to say? >> you don't know me very well. [ laughter ] >> we're kind of going a little crazy over you. and you seem a tad embarrassed by it. >> sure. >> here's the thing, there aren't a lot of actors, and i know you produce and direct and all of that as well, but there aren't a lot of actors who have had the number of iconic roles or jobs you've had. from roots, to star trek, the host of reading rainbow. a number of meaningful venues. >> absolutely, i've been very blessed for the last 35 years or so, to have the kind of career that really sneaks up on you. you're right. any actor would be thrilled to have one of those iconic, you know, tent poles to a career to have had three is extraordinary. >> it is great. "reading rainbow" and i'm sure they're all rewarding, but it's got to be special to you. >> my mother was an english teacher, and so the written

word was really revered in the home in which i grew up. we are also educators in my family. my son is in education, i have nieces, nephews. it's sort of the family business. so doing what i do pretty much comes naturally. >> with the new app -- tell us about it first of all. >> we've reinvented the television show from the bottom up. it was important to include elements from the television series that were recognizable for anyone who had seen an episode before, that whole generation of adults now who grew up on the show. but also for their kids, who don't know who levar burton is and don't have a reference for "reading rainbow," it was important to nail that experience that tied exploration and literature in a child's imagination. i think we've done that with the books, we launched with 150

books and 16 videos. it's fairly unique in the market place in that we have digital books, enhanced books, and we have videos and games. >> that's great. >> it's a pretty cool experience. >> there have been great strides made in literacy efforts, part of that in part to the work you've done over the years. did you have concern this next generation, which is so tied to electronic media and tablets and all that kind of stuff, that something that maybe they would miss out on that literacy issue a little bit? >> look, i don't care whether it's a traditional book that's printed or it's on a tablet device, it's just important that our kids read. reading and engaging with the imagination is something that is absolutely uniquely human and it really helps define who

we are as individuals. people say, you are what you eat. you also are what you read. so i'm acutely aware of the benefits that my relationship with literature has given me. you know, it's important that our kids get a little of that themselves. >> something else that is important to you, and we mentioned you're doing it a lot, tomorrow i think we have the -- >> one of the government initiatives during the summer. and reading rainbow was originally created as a summer program. so during the summer our kids tend to be more sedtary, so the idea is let's get out there, read, keep the brain active, let's keep the gray matter, you know, going, and let's move. let's move around. we are much too sedentary a nation. >> you're also on a new show,

it's on -- >> on tnt. >> tell me about that show. >> "perception," with eric mccormack. last night was the second episode. if we do well during this summer run of 10 episodes, we may be on a much more regular basis. >> what's that about? >> eric plays a neuro scientist who is schizophrenic and helps the fbi solve crimes. it's a twist. >> what is your role? >> i play dean haly, homage to alex. >> that's wonderful. brings things full circle. >> it does. >> we don't often get the chance to meet people like you, i have to thank you for the roles that you've chosen for the example that you set for people, for this whole, you

know, i first saw you, as most of american did, on "roots," which i understand --y my first audition. >> amazing. >> this is the 25th anniversary of star trek, also. and the year we're bringing reading rainbow back. >> that's great. happy to have you here. thank you for the work you've done. >> my pleasure. >> levar burton. allison, back to you. and she's going to run out and say thank you, too. >> thank you, tony. and thank you, levar burton. still ahead on fox 5 morning news this morning, a young man's artistic journey played out on the stage. coming up, the playwright who is only 16 years old. >> charlie sheen back in the spotlight. how he's using his anger issues to help american soldiers. we'll be right back. the first time i saw fios it was absolutely amazing.

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breaking news, a possible standoff in charles county. the sheriff is on the scene of a double shooting on sea grave court in waldorf and says a man and woman were shot in the home. a swat team is there and police are trying to contact the suspect. more on this throughout the day on fox 5. the buzz bin this morning, charlie sheen's anger issues will soon go to helping american troops. >> the actor is making a winning donation of $1 million to the uso. it's morning the largest single donations ever given to the organization. sheen says he'll donate 1% of the profits from his new fx show "anger management" to the uso. the money will be used as part of a campaign to help injured service men and women. >> that is great.

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[ male announcer ] but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama. last night venus williams put the kastles in the spotlight against the boston lobsters. >> they aren't the only sisters making waves in the sport. holly joins us live from kastles stadium. holly? >> reporter: boston isn't the

only lobsters. that's what we feel like this morning. >> got you. >> reporter: we are having a great time and that's in large part due to murphy, the coach, coach of the year last year. why are you so good? >> because of our team, our players. we refuse to lose. >> reporter: we refuse to lose. it's worked out. >> we're the hardest working team out here. you'll see us practicing hours every morning and afternoon. come match time, we're grinding. blood, sweat and tears out here. >> reporter: you can see, you came out just to talk to us and you're getting in a good warmup. >> thank god you guys came to visit us, because i think on a day like today, our players may have wanted the day off. but, you know, there's no rest for the weary. and our team ceases to quit. refuse to lose. >> reporter: i think you need to sweat some more. get on out there. >> you need to sweat a little bit. >> reporter: i am going to sweat. i'm doing intense interviews. >> good luck with that.

>> reporter: thanks. okay. i refuse to lose when it comes to asking the tough questions. come on over here. he has 16 grand slam titles, this guy. won the australian open. you play the professional tennis circuit. where does team tennis come into play? >> it's a great organization. my boss mark is one of the best human beings i've met. i say that, because he looks after so many things and he has the time to look after us in detail. our flights, accommodations. all taken care of. we get to concentrate on the tennis and to play for the community. it's amazing. >> reporter: this guy is getting ready to head to his sixth olympics. 24 years. representing india. what's your mindset heading over there? >> already won an olympic medal in singles in atlanta in 96.

my parents played the olympics and my dad won a bronze in field hockey. for me to play for the community is big. that's the similarity between why i play so well when i play for my country and for the kastles. >> reporter: you were the male most valuable player for last year. >> [inaudible]. >> reporter: what are you feeling about this season? hard to top a 16-0 season? >> i don't concentrate on it. we're having fun. that's what it's all about. tennis is a great vehicle to not only earn your bread and butter, but to travel the world and have a lot of fun and build friendships. for me, this is my family business. i take from my tennis and the friendships i've gotten, i've gotten to movies and graphic novels and other businesses, and i'm grateful to tennis. >> reporter: we're grateful for

you being here. i want to bring in the nova sisters. my husband and i watch tennis and we were watching later in the summer, and i go, hey, there's rodeo nova playing. she must have dyed her hair blond. my husband go, i don't think so. and i say how many can they be? two. you have joined the team this year. >> yes, my sister was talking so much about it the whole year. so i thought, you know, i'll come and see how it is myself, and i'm really enjoying it. it's great environment. you know, it's great to play ask we have great support from the crowd. it's always good to spend time with my sister. >> reporter: which is better?

[inaudible] >> reporter: rookie of the year last year. you have high expectations this year, too. >> can't be rookie of the year anymore. >> reporter: that's right. only be rookie of the year in your rookie year. >> now i'm good. >> reporter: she's heading to the olympics representing australia, right? good luck. myfoxdc.com is our web site, we have a link to the kastles. back to you in the studio. >> tucker is booking tickets right now. thank you. >> my goodness. the french festival is in full swing with dozens of performers in venues around d.c. >> sarah simmons is downtown at the first congregational church with the story behind one of the shows, and its leader. sarah? >> reporter: tony and allison, it's just amazing the different types of artists that get

involved. it's underway now. it goes on until july 29th. there are a lot of different performances you'll be seeing. we're at first congregational church this morning. we'll see what the performance "mind set" is about. the mind behind it is jace, director, composer and cowriter. anything else? >> set arranger -- >> reporter: by the way, he's only 16. about to turn 17 here soon. give me an idea, kind of how the inspiration came out about mindset and to get involved and to do something, cowrite and be the director? >> the show is inspired just by my fear of failure, and it was -- i was thinking a lot about what, how much fear dictated who i am and the decisions i've made. and you know, our drama department at school was nice enough to let us put on a

production and you know, my friends and i, we got together and started talking about what it means to create and fear is related to that. yeah, we ended up talking, and eventually we came out with the show. >> reporter: it's pretty amazing and very deep, very philosophical look at what it's like to be an artist. tell me what it's like as someone your age. obviously there's going to be people at the festival that are older than you, that are putting together performances and plays. do you feel this extra pressure that you're younger, do you feel you're taking seriously as much, or do you feel there's pressure on yourself to do it just right? >> i think there's an added pressure just because people don't know what to expect when we say a bunch of teenagers wrote an original show. but, you know, we're all very focused. we have one job to do, and that's to make the show. so i don't think we're too concerned about what other people are thinking about whether we're the youngest or oldest. we're going to do the best we

can and do our job correctly. >> reporter: which is a testament to your creativity and courage. what are you performing today? >> this number takes place after in the story when the artist gives up on his dreams and this is the artist thinking about the decisions that he's made. >> reporter: okay. take it away. to let you know, "mindset" will be performing several days throughout the coming weeks. you can look at that on our web site, myfoxdc.com. take it away. here's "mindset." ♪ who made up all the rules ♪ ♪ we follow them like fools ♪ ♪ we believe them to be true ♪ ♪ don't care to think them through ♪

♪ i'm sorry, i'm sorry ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ who are they, where are they ♪ ♪ how can they possibly know all this ♪ >> reporter: just a reminder for you, myfoxdc.com on our web site. we have a link to the festival web site there. you can read more about the performances. you're watching fox 5 morning news. we'll be right back.   

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time for our facebook fan of the day. we say hello to jason. he says he and his wife allison dig our show. i dig you and your wife, mainly because her name is allison. thank you, jason. hope you're having a great day. for a chance to be tomorrow's fan, go to our facebook page, leave a comment under jason's rocking out picture. we had an idea about this, the pentagon has released a statement saying they know who the couple is in this photo and the couple wants to keep their identity private. >> he's clearly a service member. >> the photographer took this picture to a visit to d.c. she thought she was getting snapshots of the couple getting

engaged. >> turns out they're already engaged. the man, who is in the air force, proposed to his girlfriend earlier. they were walking around the monuments to find out if one of them would remain a wedding venue. they want to thank the photographer for capturing a special moment between them and leave us alone now. >> they want to remain anonymous. >> glad we did a story on them. >> we didn't go as crazy as some venues. >> they had the photographer on today. i'm not saying where it was. >> but it was on today. >> i see where you're headed with this. humidity won't be terrible. but the temperatures will, with highs expected to be in the upper 90s. humidity upper 90s to about 100 degrees. >> that bug likes it. did you see him? >> there's a fly in the forecast.